Category: Listening

I was listening to BBC Radio 1 when I was working from home the other day. These days I’m finding that I am listening more and more to BBC 6Music instead, but I’m very pleased I happened to have it on, as I’ve found a new musician that I’m liking more and more as each… Continue Reading

At the end of 2010 I wrote a blog about all my favourite things from that year. I very much enjoyed doing that so now that we are at the end of 2011, I thought that I would do again. 2011 was another great year for me in terms of music, as I released another… Continue Reading

I really like a good closing track on an album. I like it when a band uses to the opportunity to use the last track, to end the album with a particular mood. Sometimes this is used to round off the contents of the album in epic style with a real show stopper song with… Continue Reading

Wow, nice! Hang on, what is mastering? This is the response that a lot of people say to me why I tell them that I am having my music mastered at the world famous Abbey Road Studios. Most people have heard of Abbey Road Studios. Mentioning immediately evokes images of countless bands and artists that have recorded their… Continue Reading

I wrote in a previous blog how much I like making music using all manner of things. In fact if I can get something to make an interesting sound then the chances are I’m going to end up sticking it in a recording somewhere. I also mentioned that I am very difficult person to buy… Continue Reading

I think that 2010 has been a very interesting year for music, films and television. I thought it would be nice to share with you all which of those have been the best for me in 2010. Music Obviously 2010 was a very special year for me because I release my first two singles, Make… Continue Reading

Well last week saw the release of my first single, Make It Better, which was very exciting indeed. But apart from that, it also saw the release of my first B-side, Gone. In these days of downloads and streaming, what the hell is a B-side anymore anyway? It obviously used to refer to what was… Continue Reading